COVID-19 Emergency Response (Section 16) (No 1) Variation Regulations 2020 (SA)

South Australia

COVID-19 Emergency Response (Section 16) (No 1) Variation Regulations 2020

under the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of COVID-19 Emergency Response (Section 16) Regulations 2020

4            Insertion of regulations 5 and 6

5Real Property Act 1886

6Motor Vehicles Act 1959

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the COVID-19 Emergency Response (Section 16) (No 1) Variation Regulations 2020.

2—Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of COVID-19 Emergency Response (Section 16) Regulations 2020

4—Insertion of regulations 5 and 6

After regulation 4 insert:

5—Real Property Act 1886

(1)The following requirements under section 128 of the Real Property Act 1886 are suspended:

(a)the requirement under section 128(5)(a) that the Registrar-General be satisfied that a corresponding mortgage has been executed by the mortgagee;

(b)the requirement under section 128(1) as it relates to the execution of the corresponding mortgage by the mortgagee.

(2)The requirement to witness the signing of an instrument in accordance with section 267 of the Real Property Act 1886 is suspended.

6—Motor Vehicles Act 1959

The requirement in section 79A(1)(a)(ii)(A) of the Motor Vehicles Act 1959 to produce to the Registrar a logbook will be taken to be satisfied if the applicant sends an electronic copy of the logbook to the Registrar in accordance with any requirements of the Registrar.

Note—

The regulations inserted by this regulation expire in accordance with section 6 of the COVID‑19 Emergency Response Act 2020.

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 25 June 2020

No 226 of 2020